Hu Zhi, Wang Debin, Liu Hongjie, Yang Sen, Ye Dongqing, Cao Hongtao, Zhang Xuejun
Institute of Dermatology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2005 Feb;19(2):121-6. doi: 10.1089/apc.2005.19.121.
Little is known about the information on sexually transmitted disease (STD)/AIDS in the population working in congregating trading markets in China. A cross-sectional study was conducted among three big congregating trading markets in Hefei City. Seven hundred fifty-two market vendors completed a questionnaire, 333 of two markets provided specimen for STD/HIV testing. The majority of market vendors in China are sexually active youths and adults, and have little education. The market vendors had poor knowledge of STD/AIDS. The rates of correct answers to questions about STD/AIDS varied between 21.1%-81.9%. More than 50% of the market vendors had a negative attitude toward HIV-infected individuals. Among the subjects, 27.6% had had premarital or extramarital sex; 15.9% reported using condoms in the past 12 months. Among those who provided specimens, 3.9% were identified with STD, approximately 9 times higher than that in the general population of Hefei (0.4%). Our study suggests China should implement STD/HIV prevention interventions for market vendors to prevent STD/HIV infection.
在中国,对于在集贸交易市场工作人群中的性传播疾病(STD)/艾滋病(AIDS)信息了解甚少。在合肥市的三个大型集贸交易市场开展了一项横断面研究。752名市场摊贩完成了问卷调查,其中两个市场的333名摊贩提供了STD/艾滋病毒检测样本。中国的大多数市场摊贩为性活跃的青年人和成年人,且受教育程度低。市场摊贩对STD/AIDS的知晓情况较差。关于STD/AIDS问题的正确回答率在21.1%至81.9%之间。超过50%的市场摊贩对艾滋病毒感染者持负面态度。在这些研究对象中,27.6%有过婚前或婚外性行为;15.9%报告在过去12个月中使用过避孕套。在提供样本的人中,3.9%被检测出患有STD,约为合肥普通人群(0.4%)的9倍。我们的研究表明,中国应为市场摊贩实施STD/艾滋病毒预防干预措施,以预防STD/艾滋病毒感染。